Honesty

This is a ballad of disappointment saying that tenderness and sympathy are so easy to find but that honesty and sincerity are not at all. It also extends to the falseness of people in general and that promises are more often than not, empty.
This was Joel’s third song that was released from 52nd street that entered the Top 40 and was covered by Beyonce in 2008 for her album “I am Sasha Fierce”